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abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: it's a surveillance video that shows a man walking late at night in a castro valley neighborhood. a man police hope can help solve the murder of andrea sangt john 12 days before christmas. sheriffs are also looking for a car seen in the neighborhood around the same time. a 2011 to 2013 toyota corolla like this one. >> we're not naming this person as a suspect, but we're saying they're a person of interest, maybe either a witness or somebody that we need to alleviate as being involved in this case. >> reporter: a widow, a mother and grandmother, st. john was found dead inside the garage of her home, a house that had been set on fire the night of december 13th. an autopsy revealed that st. john was murdered before the fire. neighbors tell us they haven't been able to rest easy in the weeks since st. john's murder here and they won't until police make an arrest. >> and i'm deathly afraid every day. >> reporter: franny irwin can see st. john's gutted home from her front porch almost directly across the street. >> so it's defin
abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: it's a surveillance video that shows a man walking late at night in a castro valley neighborhood. a man police hope can help solve the murder of andrea sangt john 12 days before christmas. sheriffs are also looking for a car seen in the neighborhood around the same time. a 2011 to 2013 toyota corolla like this one. >> we're not naming this person as a suspect, but we're saying they're a person of interest, maybe either a...
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laura anthony is there live and begins our team coverage for you. laura? >> reporter: hi dan. the police have cleared out now but they did spend several hours here collecting evidence that includes looking for video surveillance footage of this incident. police are also looking into whether this shooting today of the little girl is somehow related to the murder of a man in another part of town yesterday. >> it was about maybe four or five and then there was a pause and then there was another probably four. >> reporter: the shots rang out in an east oakland neighborhood before noon, a quick succession, a pause and several more. >> right after the last gunshot i heard a car peeling abe. it's horrible. it's awful. it's the most kind of awful you could imagine. >> reporter: another neighbor heard it, too, but didn't want us to show her face. >> i just heard five or six gunshots, and they sounded very close, right outside my window almost. oftentimes we hear gunshots around here but you don't see any police action so the minute i saw the police, i thought, wow. >> reporter: oakland
laura anthony is there live and begins our team coverage for you. laura? >> reporter: hi dan. the police have cleared out now but they did spend several hours here collecting evidence that includes looking for video surveillance footage of this incident. police are also looking into whether this shooting today of the little girl is somehow related to the murder of a man in another part of town yesterday. >> it was about maybe four or five and then there was a pause and then there...
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laura anthony is live with the details. >> reporter: these alleged incidents have been investigated by both the school district here and the police department over the past year, and so far no charges have been filed. now with this lawsuit, though, a popular teacher here is under fire. >> he didn't do anything that justifies any treatment of this nature. >> reporter: attorney larry cook says his client, then an 11-year-old student at los perales elementary had duct tape placed over his mouth twice in a one-month period last year. >> the first occasion, duct tape was placed over his mouth and face and in front of his entire class, fifth grade. and on the second occasion, the student was forced to put the duct tape on the student's own mouth. >> reporter: after the boy's parents complained, the school district reported the incidents to police but an initial investigation yielded no charges. >> recently the young man who was involved was made available to us for an interview and so we just conducted an interview with him last week. we will be taking that new information along with the pre
laura anthony is live with the details. >> reporter: these alleged incidents have been investigated by both the school district here and the police department over the past year, and so far no charges have been filed. now with this lawsuit, though, a popular teacher here is under fire. >> he didn't do anything that justifies any treatment of this nature. >> reporter: attorney larry cook says his client, then an 11-year-old student at los perales elementary had duct tape placed...
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laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> the rain is not done yet. more showers fell today. you can see umbrellas popping up in san francisco. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has more. >> we are out of the drought in the bay area. something we've been waiting for for years. if you look at the statewide area down to our south, extreme exceptional drought continues so it's not completely done. 35% of california is drought-free, which is encouraging. on live doppler 7, we're tracking showers in the peninsula as we take you down to street level here. burlingame, highway 101 is slick for the evening commute. also, for menlo park to palo alto around stanford, we're seeing the wet roadways. really light showers. it's been mixed precipitation over the hill. the pinks, blues, purples indicating snow over the mt. hamilton area and to our north, highway 101, geyersville. so here's a look at the current stage. it's at 32 feet. flood stage is at 32. we're still there. flood warning remains until 2:48 a.m. i expect the river to continue to recede. solano county, until tomorrow afternoon. w
laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> the rain is not done yet. more showers fell today. you can see umbrellas popping up in san francisco. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has more. >> we are out of the drought in the bay area. something we've been waiting for for years. if you look at the statewide area down to our south, extreme exceptional drought continues so it's not completely done. 35% of california is drought-free, which is encouraging. on live doppler 7, we're tracking...
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laura anthony is live at city hall with the story tonight. laura, hope she stays a while. >> reporter: that's right, dan. it appears at this point the city council here still needs to approve her contract, but it does appear that anne kirkpatrick is set to become this city's next top cop. seven months after she characterized the culture of her police force as a frat house, oakland mayor libby chaaf announced anne kirkpatrick as the city's first female chief. >> we were not looking for a man or a woman, but someone who would deliver leadership, someone who would hold the department accountable for a level and standard of conduct that i know both men and women want. >> i am a leader who is cloaked as a woman. and i'm grateful for being a woman, but i will be your leader. >> reporter: anne kirkpatrick has 34 years of law enforcement experience, a former chief in spokane, she most recently worked in chicago. appointed by the mayor there to lead reform efforts. some hope she'll do the same here. >> she knows what she's getting herself into. she k
laura anthony is live at city hall with the story tonight. laura, hope she stays a while. >> reporter: that's right, dan. it appears at this point the city council here still needs to approve her contract, but it does appear that anne kirkpatrick is set to become this city's next top cop. seven months after she characterized the culture of her police force as a frat house, oakland mayor libby chaaf announced anne kirkpatrick as the city's first female chief. >> we were not looking...
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in forestville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much, laura. >>> a mudslide covered half of highway 17. you can see it. if you look closely, you can see an abc 7 news van was caught in the slide. one of our colleagues, our photographer was injured and taken to the hospital. good news. we're glad to say he's going to be okay. the van was crushed. the mud and rocks blocked the northbound lanes of highway 17 near scots valley. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live with a look at the cleanup efforts. david? >> reporter: dan, you can see it's dark here now. cal trans has set up lighting. they're going to continue to work with front loaders and excavators to clear up these two northbound lanes of highway 17. the job is major. a lot of any time you see a rock and debris and trees come down. there's no question in our mind what damage it can do to a passing vehicle. this is what happens when you get caught in a landslide. the abc 7 news van was crushed as rocks, boulders and trees landed on the two northbound lanes of highway 17. video shot by a chp officer emphasized how lucky ou
in forestville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much, laura. >>> a mudslide covered half of highway 17. you can see it. if you look closely, you can see an abc 7 news van was caught in the slide. one of our colleagues, our photographer was injured and taken to the hospital. good news. we're glad to say he's going to be okay. the van was crushed. the mud and rocks blocked the northbound lanes of highway 17 near scots valley. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live with a...
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. >> laura anthony is there live with more tonight. laura. >> reporter: well, hi dan. i was going to tell you how it hadn't rained all day but it just started raining. it is pouring here. let's show you where i'm standing right now. this is woler road. this road normally would go through all the way to healdsburg, but you can see it is inundated with water. this is the russian river overflowing its banks. it has been this way all day. according to the local supervisor, it's the highest it's been in over eight years. as far as the eye can see, the russian river has overflowed its banks. the once pristine shoreline now awash in a sea of mud and deb s debris. residents many of them living in tents, moved out before the flooding. >> it's spectacular to see the river come back and north nature say you occupy a lot of space here, but i'm in charge. >> reporter: down the road to the west, the river bend rv park is largely under water. fortunately, not before most of the rigs relocated to higher ground. >> i live in santa rosa, but this kind of thing interests me and i like to
. >> laura anthony is there live with more tonight. laura. >> reporter: well, hi dan. i was going to tell you how it hadn't rained all day but it just started raining. it is pouring here. let's show you where i'm standing right now. this is woler road. this road normally would go through all the way to healdsburg, but you can see it is inundated with water. this is the russian river overflowing its banks. it has been this way all day. according to the local supervisor, it's the...
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live at north star, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> all right, laura, thanks so much. >>> snow was also piling up in santa clara county. >> coming up, how folks at the observe store are taking a scientific approach to getting rid of all the flakes in the last 24 hours. >>> storms are taking a holiday but they'll be back. i'm sandhya patel. i leave you with a stunning sunset. i'll be back to let you know how your weekend is shaping up, coming up. >>> and what was a profit-making machine is now feeling the pinch. wells fargo's new struggle in the aftermath of a scandal. >>> i'm michael finney live in the 7 on your side office. we're taking your questions about covered california. you can e maim u >>> the majority voting in the affirmative. the concurrent resolution is agreed to. >> with that, congress took the first step toward undoing president obama's health care law. the republican-led house voted for a full repeal of the affordable care act against the objections of the democrats. obamacare remains in effect as republicans decide on how to replace it. >>> well, today abc 7 news is hel
live at north star, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> all right, laura, thanks so much. >>> snow was also piling up in santa clara county. >> coming up, how folks at the observe store are taking a scientific approach to getting rid of all the flakes in the last 24 hours. >>> storms are taking a holiday but they'll be back. i'm sandhya patel. i leave you with a stunning sunset. i'll be back to let you know how your weekend is shaping up, coming up. >>> and what...
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in forestville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much, laura. >>> a mudslide covered half of highway 17. you can see it. if you look closely, you can see an abc 7 news van was caught in the slide. one of our colleagues, our photographer was injured and taken to the hospital. good news. we're glad to say he's going to be okay. the van was crushed. the mud and rocks blocked the northbound lanes of highway 17 near scots valley. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live with a look at the cleanup efforts. david? >> reporter: dan, you can see it's dark here now. cal trans has set up lighting. they're going to continue to work with front loaders and excavators to clear up these two northbound lanes of highway 17. the job is major. of course, any time you see a landslide, you know a lot of rock and debris and trees come down. there's no question in our mind what damage it can do to a passing vehicle. this is what happens when you get caught in a landslide. the abc 7 news van was crushed as rocks, boulders and trees landed on the two northbound lanes of highway 17. video shot by a chp
in forestville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much, laura. >>> a mudslide covered half of highway 17. you can see it. if you look closely, you can see an abc 7 news van was caught in the slide. one of our colleagues, our photographer was injured and taken to the hospital. good news. we're glad to say he's going to be okay. the van was crushed. the mud and rocks blocked the northbound lanes of highway 17 near scots valley. abc 7 news reporter david louie is live with a...
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>> laura anthony is looking into that que >> well, the spill way behind me is open for the first time in a long time. while everything looks great, there is more to the story. underground. >> this is what many california reservoirs look like at the height of the drought in the spring of 2015. half empty. this is what many look like today. more than 100% full. so full, the spill way at the san pablo reservoir is wide o n open. >> the amount of water we received is 160% of average. for the month of january, 470% of average so far. >> while federal officials may have declared northern california's drought over fp jerry brown's declaration is still in place, at least for now. >> this may be a sign that the state is coming out of the drought emergency that we've been in for years, and maybe time local control can be returned. >> nen there's the long term outlook. >> we received all of the snow. this is great, is it going to last? >> alex is a professor of earth in maraga. all this is great for surface supplies. what happens beneath the ground is even more important. >> all of this precipit
>> laura anthony is looking into that que >> well, the spill way behind me is open for the first time in a long time. while everything looks great, there is more to the story. underground. >> this is what many california reservoirs look like at the height of the drought in the spring of 2015. half empty. this is what many look like today. more than 100% full. so full, the spill way at the san pablo reservoir is wide o n open. >> the amount of water we received is 160% of...
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abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live from the 1951 coffee company on channing way. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen. this cafe has been in the works now for a couple of years. it just happened to open at this time, which is timely, given the orders coming from the new president. a refugee from syria is doing her best to keep her mind on her work as a barista at the newly opened 1951 coffee company in berkeley. the 18-year-old student is keenly aware that president trump's travel ban on people from predominantly muslim countries, including syria, could deeply affect others like her. >> it's really hard to be focused on my homework or studies because i'm thinking all the time like what's going to happen for the other refugees or even for me. >> reporter: opened just last week, the cafe is run by a nonprofit that exclusively hires refugees as employees. >> we have eight employees right now from seven different countries. >> reporter: doug hewitt is one of the founders of 1951 coffee. >> we really hope that people will look and see what we're doing and see the refugees that are
abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live from the 1951 coffee company on channing way. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen. this cafe has been in the works now for a couple of years. it just happened to open at this time, which is timely, given the orders coming from the new president. a refugee from syria is doing her best to keep her mind on her work as a barista at the newly opened 1951 coffee company in berkeley. the 18-year-old student is keenly aware that president trump's travel ban...
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in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. the child was taken to children's hospital in oakland where doctors are taking care of her. this is video from sky 7. the child's family there is ena spokesperson is asking for prayers. elissa harrington will bring us a live report from the hospital at 5:00. >>> turning to the weather and the big storm that will be hitting this weekend. live look from our mt. tam camera. this is a beautiful day today, but all of that is about to change. we have team coverage on the storm that's moving into the bay area. >> spencer christian will have the forecast and eric thomas is looking at preparations on the peninsula. we begin with wayne friedman live in the north bay today. wayne? >> reporter: after a big beautiful day like this it's almost embarrassing to stand here under blue skies talking about rain. you know what we've had and what's coming and the dean street bridge in petaluma, yes, they do have concerns. in petaluma along the river this was a good day for looking an inert dean street brid
in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. the child was taken to children's hospital in oakland where doctors are taking care of her. this is video from sky 7. the child's family there is ena spokesperson is asking for prayers. elissa harrington will bring us a live report from the hospital at 5:00. >>> turning to the weather and the big storm that will be hitting this weekend. live look from our mt. tam camera. this is a beautiful day today, but all of that is...
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live from north star, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> great looking group, thanks, laura. >>> snow covered the observatory on top of mount hamilton. this picture was posted today. lonnie rivera has more. >> reporter: check out the view behind me here, hard not to miss this beautiful sky. we're about 4200 feet up right now in front of the observatory. here is a look at the road when we first drove up here earlier. cal trans and the observatory staff managed to clear the road and open it up for visitors. for most part the drive was smooth. once people made it to the top, we saw a few people jump out of the car for a little snowball fight. there are 29 people living up here, most of them work for the university of california. so now the observatory is back open, it is good news for scientists and astronomy lovers. >> a lot of work to do up here and when we have events like this, we have to stop what we're doing and go handle the snow. >> reporter: how are things looking now for the next couple of days. >> next couple of days are looking really good. look like the new weather system is running
live from north star, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> great looking group, thanks, laura. >>> snow covered the observatory on top of mount hamilton. this picture was posted today. lonnie rivera has more. >> reporter: check out the view behind me here, hard not to miss this beautiful sky. we're about 4200 feet up right now in front of the observatory. here is a look at the road when we first drove up here earlier. cal trans and the observatory staff managed to clear the road...
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>> laura anthony is looking into that question. >> well, the spill way behind me is open for the first time in a long time. while everything looks great, there is more to the story. underground. >> this is what many california reservoirs look like at the height of the drought in the spring of 2015. half empty. this is what many look like today. more than 100% full. so full, the spill way at the san pablo reservoir is wide o n open. >> the amount of water we received is 160% of average. for the month of january, 470% of average so far. >> while federal officials may have declared northern california's drought over fp jerry brown's declaration is still in place, at least for now. >> this may be a sign that the state is coming out of the drought emergency that we've been in for years, and maybe time local control can be returned. >> nen there's the long term outlook. >> we received all of the snow. this is great, is it going to last? >> alex is a professor of earth in maraga. all this is great for surface supplies. what happens beneath the ground is even more important. >> all of this pre
>> laura anthony is looking into that question. >> well, the spill way behind me is open for the first time in a long time. while everything looks great, there is more to the story. underground. >> this is what many california reservoirs look like at the height of the drought in the spring of 2015. half empty. this is what many look like today. more than 100% full. so full, the spill way at the san pablo reservoir is wide o n open. >> the amount of water we received is...
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laura anthony was there and joins us live now from city hall with the story. laura. >> reporter: hi, larry. well, she's known as a reformer in other cities, but kirkpatrick could have her hands full taking over this department in oakland. while some may characterize it as a mess, she calls it an opportunity. >> i think it's the greatest opportunity in america policing today. >> reporter: she is oakland's first female police chief, filling a void left open for seven months as the new head of a force that's been rocked by scandal and a succession of leaders. >> i do have the courage, indeed, of holding officers accountable, but that includes myself. but for the men and women of the oakland police department, i also want you to know that in this chief, i have the courage to stand by you. >> reporter: the mayor said community input was the cornerstone of the chief's selection. >> oaklanders wanted a leader with integrity, able to change culture. >> reporter: and kirkpatrick has 34 years of law enforcement experience, a former chief in spokane, she most recently wo
laura anthony was there and joins us live now from city hall with the story. laura. >> reporter: hi, larry. well, she's known as a reformer in other cities, but kirkpatrick could have her hands full taking over this department in oakland. while some may characterize it as a mess, she calls it an opportunity. >> i think it's the greatest opportunity in america policing today. >> reporter: she is oakland's first female police chief, filling a void left open for seven months as...
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laura anthony is live in ant a antioch. laura? >> reporter: here in one antioch neighborhood, police believe teenagers are calling in bogus orders and then lying in wait. >> four guys ordered a pizza and i went to go serve it to them and they just attacked me. >> reporter: mike trevors is a pizza delivery driver. the first of two drivers robbed on two consecutive nights at the same address in one antioch neighborhood. >> they took my money and my -- the pizza and they tried to get my phone but i didn't give it to them. >> reporter: that was monday night. the next night, tuesday, it happened again. this time, to a driver delivering chinese takeout to the same address on swallow way. as they approached the door, several men jumped out of bushes, beat and robbed him. >> some group of people used our home address to order takeout. >> reporter: this woman says her family lives in the house near where both attacks occurred. >> it is very disturbing for the neighborhood because people no longer feel safe in their home. >> reporter: now p
laura anthony is live in ant a antioch. laura? >> reporter: here in one antioch neighborhood, police believe teenagers are calling in bogus orders and then lying in wait. >> four guys ordered a pizza and i went to go serve it to them and they just attacked me. >> reporter: mike trevors is a pizza delivery driver. the first of two drivers robbed on two consecutive nights at the same address in one antioch neighborhood. >> they took my money and my -- the pizza and they...
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laura anthony is in oakland with a look at the preparations, laura? >> reporter: hi, ama. oakland saw it's share of protests with the inauguration upon us, they are hoping to avoid a repeat performance. this city employee spent his day going door to door in oakland's downtown business district doing out reach, providing information to business owners that might be concerned about upcoming demonstrations. >> we can anticipate with the inauguration on friday, a lot of activity. >> reporter: city officials will activate the emergency operation center and old police days off are cancelled to manage large crowds and handle problems like oakland saw after the election. >> the destruction has damaged the reputation of some of the activists and organizers and so what we're hearing is there is a focus more on disruption than destruction. >> reporter: the largest event will be saturday with the women's march through downtown. >> we talked with a good amount of businesses that actually said they were going to have a table right outside of their business, and cheering us on. >> report
laura anthony is in oakland with a look at the preparations, laura? >> reporter: hi, ama. oakland saw it's share of protests with the inauguration upon us, they are hoping to avoid a repeat performance. this city employee spent his day going door to door in oakland's downtown business district doing out reach, providing information to business owners that might be concerned about upcoming demonstrations. >> we can anticipate with the inauguration on friday, a lot of activity....
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laura anthony is in oakland with a look at the preparations, laura? >> reporter: hi, ama. oakland saw it's share of protests with the inauguration upon us, they are hoping to avoid a repeat performance. this city employee spent his day going door to door in oakland's downtown business district doing out reach, providing information to business owners that might be concerned about upcoming demonstrations. >> we can anticipate with the inauguration on friday, a lot of activity. >> reporter: city officials will activate the emergency operation center and old police days off are cancelled to manage large crowds and handle problems like oakland saw after the election. >> the destruction has damaged the reputation of some of the activists and organizers and so what we're hearing is there is a focus more on disruption than destruction. >> reporter: the largest event will be saturday with the women's march through downtown. >> we talked with a good amount of businesses that actually said they were going to have a table right outside of their business, and cheering us on. >> report
laura anthony is in oakland with a look at the preparations, laura? >> reporter: hi, ama. oakland saw it's share of protests with the inauguration upon us, they are hoping to avoid a repeat performance. this city employee spent his day going door to door in oakland's downtown business district doing out reach, providing information to business owners that might be concerned about upcoming demonstrations. >> we can anticipate with the inauguration on friday, a lot of activity....
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live from north star, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> great looking group, thanks, laura. >>> snow covered the observatory on top of mount hamilton. this picture was posted today. lonnie rivera has more. >> reporter: check out the view behind me here, hard not to miss this beautiful sky. we're about 4200 feet up right now in front of the observatory. here is a look at the road when we first drove up here earlier. cal trans and the observatory staff managed to clear the road and open it up for visitors. for most part the drive was smooth. once people made it to the top, we saw a few people jump out of the car for a little snowball fight. there are 29 people living up here, most of them work for the university of california. so now the observatory is back open, it is good news for scientists and astronomy lovers. >> a lot of work to do up here and when we have events like this, we have to stop what we're doing and go handle the snow. >> reporter: how are things looking now for the next couple of days. >> next couple of days are looking really good. look like the new weather system is running
live from north star, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> great looking group, thanks, laura. >>> snow covered the observatory on top of mount hamilton. this picture was posted today. lonnie rivera has more. >> reporter: check out the view behind me here, hard not to miss this beautiful sky. we're about 4200 feet up right now in front of the observatory. here is a look at the road when we first drove up here earlier. cal trans and the observatory staff managed to clear the road...
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laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: they are loud and proud with every right to be. >> warriors! >> reporter: the warriors celebrating with their family and the larger community, oakland's first ever public high school state football championship. >> whose house? >> our house! >> that is how we do it. >> reporter: last month they upset heavily favored la jolla country day 20-17 in the 5-a championship. >> it's amazing. it's phenomenal. this is a first time for us. we're all excited. we're pumped about it. >> one thing i'll never do again, i know that, but it's real fun out here. >> the fact that our school probably doesn't even have 400 students and they made it all the way to state and they won, this is a school of champions, i'm telling you. >> mcclimans, you have made oakland's star shine even brighter. >> reporter: after a city hall rally, the players road a bus and trolley downtown and into the west oakland community that doesn't always have great reason to celebrate. >> one of the dangerous places to be, succeeding and making it to a state championship, first in history to
laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: they are loud and proud with every right to be. >> warriors! >> reporter: the warriors celebrating with their family and the larger community, oakland's first ever public high school state football championship. >> whose house? >> our house! >> that is how we do it. >> reporter: last month they upset heavily favored la jolla country day 20-17 in the 5-a championship. >> it's amazing. it's phenomenal. this...
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laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: it's a parade for the warriors. not the highly paid professional basketball players but rather the high school football team from west oakland. that won the city's first ever state championship. >> yes, yes. >> feel like you're an inspiration to the city? >> yeah, of course. >> you get up every day with power, with love, with focus. >> last month, mckleiman's upset la jolla country day, 20-17 in the 5a championship. >> it's amazing. this phenomenal. we ain't never been here before. this is the first time for us. we're all excited and pumped about it. >> the fact that our school probably doesn't even have 400 students and they made it all the way to state and they won, this is a school of champions. i'm telling you. >> reporter: mccliman's you have made oakland's star shine even brighter. >> reporter: after a rally, the players rode a bus through downtown into the west oakland community that doesn't always have great reason to celebrate. >> one of the most dangerous places to be, you can seeding and making it to a st
laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: it's a parade for the warriors. not the highly paid professional basketball players but rather the high school football team from west oakland. that won the city's first ever state championship. >> yes, yes. >> feel like you're an inspiration to the city? >> yeah, of course. >> you get up every day with power, with love, with focus. >> last month, mckleiman's upset la jolla country day, 20-17 in the 5a championship....
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laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: it's a parade for the warriors. not the highly paid professional basketball players but rather the high school football team from west oakland. that won the city's first ever state championship. >> yes, yes. >> feel like you're an inspiration to the city? >> yeah, of course. >> you get up every day with power, with love, with focus. >> last month, mckleiman's upset la jolla country day, 20-17 in the 5a championship. >> it's amazing. this phenomenal. we ain't never been here before. this is the first time for us. we're all excited and pumped about it. >> the fact that our school probably doesn't even have 400 students and they made it all the way to state and they won, this is a school of champions. i'm telling you. >> reporter: mccliman's you have made oakland's star shine even brighter. >> reporter: after a rally, the players rode a bus through downtown into the west oakland community that doesn't always have great reason to celebrate. >> one of the most dangerous places to be, you can seeding and making it to a st
laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: it's a parade for the warriors. not the highly paid professional basketball players but rather the high school football team from west oakland. that won the city's first ever state championship. >> yes, yes. >> feel like you're an inspiration to the city? >> yeah, of course. >> you get up every day with power, with love, with focus. >> last month, mckleiman's upset la jolla country day, 20-17 in the 5a championship....
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from north star, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. looks gorgeous there. we'll have tahoe outlook in just a few minutes. live top ler 7, looking at visibility as an issue out there. really, it's the flood warning i want to pass on to you first out by the delta. high tide headed our way by about noontime. the areas where the delta drains around discovery bay, antioch, northeastern alameda county, as well as northeastern contra costa county could see flooding here, lasting until 11:30. mount tam, it is sunny. but boy, that fog has been stubborn. 45 in san francisco. going to take some time to warm up. from emoryville, yeah, you certainly have the fog there as well. 33, that's where you've been sitting in santa rosa. novato 37. as well as concord. with 35 in livermore. santa cruz, dropped down to 35 degrees. 58 later today. so cold this morning. with some frost and fog. weak weather system will parallel the coast tonight. that could bring a chance of some light showers from the san mateo coast, into san francisco, marin,
from north star, laura anthony abc 7 news. >>> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. looks gorgeous there. we'll have tahoe outlook in just a few minutes. live top ler 7, looking at visibility as an issue out there. really, it's the flood warning i want to pass on to you first out by the delta. high tide headed our way by about noontime. the areas where the delta drains around discovery bay, antioch, northeastern alameda county, as well as...
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in moraga, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the associate attorney general with the california attorney general's office is heading to oakland to tackle street violence. mayor libby schaaf named venus johnson to be oakland's director of public safety. johnson was senior policy adviser to former attorney general harris. before that she was an alameda county prosecutor. she's an oakland native and knows the community well. she was implement the community safety plan and work to rebuild trust in the police department. she's the first person to hold this position in mayor schaaf's administration. >>> rescue after rescue for firefighters in vallejo. >>> just ahead, after a family safely escapes a house fire, firefighters still have an important job to do. >>> the pentagon has r a decision while trying to determine whether california national guardsmen have to pay national guardsmen have to pay back signi national guardsmen have to pay back signi it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, b
in moraga, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the associate attorney general with the california attorney general's office is heading to oakland to tackle street violence. mayor libby schaaf named venus johnson to be oakland's director of public safety. johnson was senior policy adviser to former attorney general harris. before that she was an alameda county prosecutor. she's an oakland native and knows the community well. she was implement the community safety plan and work to rebuild...
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in forestville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> and pause of the rain and flooding, several sonoma county schools will be closed, harmony union, occidental and guerneville school district. >>> a mudslide covered half of highway 17. if you look at this video, you can see an abc 7 news van caught up in the slide. really scary situation. our photographer and friend was injured and taken to the hospital. he's going to be okay. the van was crushed from the impact of the landslide. the mud and rocks blocked the northbound lanes of highway 17 near scots valley. david louie has more on the effort to clean it all up. >> reporter: this is what happens when you get caught in a landslide. the abc 7 news van was crushed as trees, rocks and boulders landed on the highway. the officer emphasized how lucky our news photographer was on his drive to work, unable to see or avoid the slide in the dark. >> miracles happen every day. happens to be usually, fortunately, the slide didn't come down and completely cover the van. >> reporter: clearing the estimated 700 feet of debris was a major task. front loaders
in forestville, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> and pause of the rain and flooding, several sonoma county schools will be closed, harmony union, occidental and guerneville school district. >>> a mudslide covered half of highway 17. if you look at this video, you can see an abc 7 news van caught up in the slide. really scary situation. our photographer and friend was injured and taken to the hospital. he's going to be okay. the van was crushed from the impact of the landslide....
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. >>> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in contra costa county and spoke with one business owner who said he hasn't seen it like this in more than a decade. >>> and in the south bay, an overflowing dam and a rushing creek in los gatos became an instant attraction for residents. abc 7 news reporter vic lee live in los gatos with the story. vic? >> reporter: larry, this is los gatos creek. people here tell us it's normally calm and gentle. but as you can see, this is the epitome of what you call a raging river, thanks to the lexington reservoir. the lexington reservoir peaked at midnight at 104% of capacity. in layperson's terms, that's about a foot and a half above the spillway. so where did all that excess water go? here, to los gatos creek, where it turned into a fast-moving, rising waterway. >> usually it's like a really easy slow bubbling creek and it looks like a class 3 rapid now. >> reporter: from the creek, the water swirled and heaved violently, lapping some 2 feet over. >> it's just amazing. it's something to take in. >> reporter: the sight of the overflow drew long-time los
. >>> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in contra costa county and spoke with one business owner who said he hasn't seen it like this in more than a decade. >>> and in the south bay, an overflowing dam and a rushing creek in los gatos became an instant attraction for residents. abc 7 news reporter vic lee live in los gatos with the story. vic? >> reporter: larry, this is los gatos creek. people here tell us it's normally calm and gentle. but as you can see, this is...
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laura anthony is live in brentwood with the story. >> reporter: hi, larry. these goats behind me have moved to higher ground. as you can see their pen is still flooded. many others here at the spirited sanctuary are still flooded. as the cleanup continues, so too does the mission. it's been a wild and wet few days at the spirited sanctuary and animal rescue in brentwood, founded specifically for abandoned and abused farm anmals. >> it was horrible. the winds were 50 plus mile an hour, rain coming out sideways. >> reporter: as if the lives of these horses, pigs and chickens haven't been hard enough, their new home, their safe haven, was nearly destroyed by a deluge of water and downed trees over the weekend. >> see the little greenhouse with mr. wilson in it? had his house been anywhere else, he would have been crushed. the tree came down. there was not one spot that did not have a eucalyptus tree. >> reporter: two huge trees fell destroying a number of shelters and fences on the property. what wasn't damaged, flooded. >> the standing water is really bad. it'
laura anthony is live in brentwood with the story. >> reporter: hi, larry. these goats behind me have moved to higher ground. as you can see their pen is still flooded. many others here at the spirited sanctuary are still flooded. as the cleanup continues, so too does the mission. it's been a wild and wet few days at the spirited sanctuary and animal rescue in brentwood, founded specifically for abandoned and abused farm anmals. >> it was horrible. the winds were 50 plus mile an...
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laura anthony is live at the solano county jail with the story. laura. >> reporter: marvin markle was already in prison for a prior murder in 2004, but yesterday he was moved to the jail here in solano county to face charges that he killed a young girl here two decades earlier. it was a murder that rocked an entire community. november, 1982, the body of a 14-year-old girl, deanna lynn johnson, was found next to train tracks, out in the open, badly beaten just blocks from her vacaville home. >> we miss her very much. >> reporter: now, finally her mother and father have the news they have been waiting three decades to hear, the arrest of a long-time suspect, 51-year-old marvin markle. >> and we are encouraged that the truth will prevail and finally justice will be done. >> it's been cruel to this community for way too long. >> reporter: vacaville police chief john carly says deanna's case became very personal to all who worked on it. from the day the ninth grader was reported missing after failing to come home from a neighborhood party. then 17 year
laura anthony is live at the solano county jail with the story. laura. >> reporter: marvin markle was already in prison for a prior murder in 2004, but yesterday he was moved to the jail here in solano county to face charges that he killed a young girl here two decades earlier. it was a murder that rocked an entire community. november, 1982, the body of a 14-year-old girl, deanna lynn johnson, was found next to train tracks, out in the open, badly beaten just blocks from her vacaville...
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from north star, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> good morning to you, starting out nice and chilly. north bay, east bay, south bay, and even a warning from the national weather service, here's live doppler 7 and we do have a flash flood warning by the delta for the high tidal influences here with the drainage, you could see some issues. high tide is afternoon, and it will be over 6 feet so certainly we're looking at issues right where we have the low lying areas, so take care, right on through by about noontime. right now, we have fog from petaluma to santa rosa. half mile to 1/4 mile visibility. elsewhere, if you're an early riser, this is the bonus from mt. tam. isn't this beautiful? you can see the sun coming up, 7:24, with the clear sky. it's 40 in san francisco, 41 half moon bay, 42 in so he could, mid to upper 30s, san jose and mountain view but even colder from our north bay valley. this is walnut creek. we've got 33 with the fog in santa rosa, 35 in napa. as well as the delta and livermore, 39 in concord, so it's colder this morning, anywhere from 4 to 9 degrees colder and f
from north star, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> good morning to you, starting out nice and chilly. north bay, east bay, south bay, and even a warning from the national weather service, here's live doppler 7 and we do have a flash flood warning by the delta for the high tidal influences here with the drainage, you could see some issues. high tide is afternoon, and it will be over 6 feet so certainly we're looking at issues right where we have the low lying areas, so take care, right on...
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in moraga, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the associate attorney general with the california attorney general's office is heading to oakland to tackle street violence. mayor libby schaaf named venus johnson to be oakland's director of public safety. johnson was senior policy adviser to former attorney general harris. before that she was an alameda county prosecutor. she's an oakland native and knows the community well. she was implement the community safety plan and work to rebuild trust in the police department. she's the first person to hold this position in mayor schaaf's administration. >>> rescue after rescue for firefighters in vallejo. >>> just ahead, after a family safely escapes a house fire, firefighters still have an important job to do. >>> the pentagon has reached a decision while trying to determine whether california national guardsmen have to pay back signi over 1,000,000 californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long: health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a
in moraga, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the associate attorney general with the california attorney general's office is heading to oakland to tackle street violence. mayor libby schaaf named venus johnson to be oakland's director of public safety. johnson was senior policy adviser to former attorney general harris. before that she was an alameda county prosecutor. she's an oakland native and knows the community well. she was implement the community safety plan and work to rebuild...
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>> laura anthony is live at the reservoir in elle sobrante. >> reporter: it looks great and it is but while the federal government says our drought here in northern california is over, governor jerry brown is keeping his drought declaration in place. it's the news that many have been waiting to hear, that california has finally broken free of its historic drought, a declaration made by the u.s. drought monitor. >> it's looking gr
>> laura anthony is live at the reservoir in elle sobrante. >> reporter: it looks great and it is but while the federal government says our drought here in northern california is over, governor jerry brown is keeping his drought declaration in place. it's the news that many have been waiting to hear, that california has finally broken free of its historic drought, a declaration made by the u.s. drought monitor. >> it's looking gr
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laura anthony has the story live from walnut creek. laura? >> reporter: larry, so far of those 30 or so congress members who have decided to boycott the trump inauguration, about a third of them are from california. while some are saying it does have to do with trump's feud with john lewis, others told us today they decided before that. in oakland to celebrate martin luther king jr. day, bay area congresswoman barbara lee reaffirmed her position that she sees no reason to do the same at friday's inauguration of president-elect donald trump. >> when you look at the campaign of divisiveness and bigotry and when you look at the fact that nothing has changed since the campaign, you know, i don't think that's something that i need to do in terms of celebrating. >> reporter: lee was one of the first congress members in the country to announce she will boycott the trump inauguration. >> it doesn't look like he's going to change and grow into the office. >> reporter: concord democrat, mark desonia was quick to follow. >> if people say if hillary clin
laura anthony has the story live from walnut creek. laura? >> reporter: larry, so far of those 30 or so congress members who have decided to boycott the trump inauguration, about a third of them are from california. while some are saying it does have to do with trump's feud with john lewis, others told us today they decided before that. in oakland to celebrate martin luther king jr. day, bay area congresswoman barbara lee reaffirmed her position that she sees no reason to do the same at...
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. >>> laura anthony tweeted about a lawsuit that claims a popular east bay elementary schoolteacher used duct tape to silence a fifth gradener class. coming up at 5:00, hear what the boy's family has to say. >>> spencer christian and the abc 7 news weather team are tracking the first in a series of storms with live doppler 7. spencer tweeted to look out for ponding on roadways during the evening commute. >>> heavy rain is coming down on 101 near petaluma this afternoon. it was hard for the windshield wipers to keep up. rain and wind are a big issue throughout the bay area. our storm watch continues with melanie woodrow live at the pacifica pier holding on to your hood there, melanie. >> reporter: quite literally, yes, that's what's happening. we are really getting pelted. the wind and the rain have absolutely picked up. you're right, if i let go, i will lose my hat. the other thing that's changed here over the course of this day is over there at the pier earlier today it was filled with fishermen. as the rain and the winds have picked up here, a lot of people are calling it a day. as wav
. >>> laura anthony tweeted about a lawsuit that claims a popular east bay elementary schoolteacher used duct tape to silence a fifth gradener class. coming up at 5:00, hear what the boy's family has to say. >>> spencer christian and the abc 7 news weather team are tracking the first in a series of storms with live doppler 7. spencer tweeted to look out for ponding on roadways during the evening commute. >>> heavy rain is coming down on 101 near petaluma this...
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abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in downtown guerneville where locals are still out and about. water levels in the heart of the city are expected to rise. the downtown area is under threat of major flooding. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is in the santa cruz mountains where mudslides are coming down on roads, including this one along highway 9 near felton. vic will be live with the impact coming up at 5:00. >>> it's a sight to see in the south bay, storm runoff and overflow being released from the reservoir is causing flooding in some santa clara county communities. david louie is live in morgan hill with a look at the impact there. david? >> reporter: ama, it's not difficult to find flooding both in morgan hill and gilroy areas. just take a look at that on watsonville road. the uvis creek is the principal channel to get runoff out to sea but the creek itself is overspilling its banks. uvas creek has turned into a dramatic spillway as one storm after another exceeds the capacity of local reservoirs to store the rainfall and runoff. uvas reservoir is over capacity. the 1,000 cubic
abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in downtown guerneville where locals are still out and about. water levels in the heart of the city are expected to rise. the downtown area is under threat of major flooding. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is in the santa cruz mountains where mudslides are coming down on roads, including this one along highway 9 near felton. vic will be live with the impact coming up at 5:00. >>> it's a sight to see in the south bay, storm runoff and overflow being...
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laura anthony tweeted this photo of a house near donner summit. you can see part of the house over the snow there. but the snow is almost up to that second floor. she's going to have a live report from north star coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> friends and colleagues are remembering 48-year-old sevin philips as a devoted husband, father and counselor. he passed away from meningitis. 300 other people may have been exposed. at 5:00, melanie woodrow has more on the concern tonight for others. >>> a nearly two-decade-old cold case was solved today. a newborn snatched from a florida hospital has been found alive and well. marci gonzalez is live in new york with how she was found and who was arrested. marci. >> reporter: ama, police were following up on leads in this cold case and just made the confirmation today, so for the victim who spent her entire life living under a different name with no idea where she came from, the unbelievable reality is just sinking in. kidnapped from a jacksonville hospital just hours after birth, and now 18 years later
laura anthony tweeted this photo of a house near donner summit. you can see part of the house over the snow there. but the snow is almost up to that second floor. she's going to have a live report from north star coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >>> friends and colleagues are remembering 48-year-old sevin philips as a devoted husband, father and counselor. he passed away from meningitis. 300 other people may have been exposed. at 5:00, melanie woodrow has more on the concern tonight...
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laura anthony was at north star with more than 9 feet of new snow. >> reporter: what's not to like? the skiing, that is, after an epic storm in the high sierra that left 10 feet, give or take, at resorts all around the tahoe basin. >> it was chest deep in some places and it was a lot of fun. >> pretty incredible to have so much snow so fast, it's setting us up for a great weekend and the whole community, everybody >> reporter: the tricky part will be getting here, not so much because of the snow but the traffic. though caltrans has done its own epic job of clearing the way for drivers coming up for the long holiday weekend. those not looking to ski can shop, at least that's what they're hoping in downtown trucky, draped in its own fresh layer of snow. >> i think it is beautiful. we need it. everybody's excited. tourists coming, it's a holiday weekend. it's going to be excellent. >> reporter: and though so much snow creates a lot of work, it's the kind often done with a smile. what do you think? >> to me, this is paradise. >> well, i don't ski. >> reporter: some told us they don't ne
laura anthony was at north star with more than 9 feet of new snow. >> reporter: what's not to like? the skiing, that is, after an epic storm in the high sierra that left 10 feet, give or take, at resorts all around the tahoe basin. >> it was chest deep in some places and it was a lot of fun. >> pretty incredible to have so much snow so fast, it's setting us up for a great weekend and the whole community, everybody >> reporter: the tricky part will be getting here, not so...